Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-13

A LARGE RAILROAD sEgrING AND
RESOLUTIONS ADOPczD.
Speeches - Committees Appointed 20 Dele
gates 10 tie Roanoke Convention
Elected-A Sad Death.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l

! [Correspordence Of the Richmond Dtsphtch.l
BucKINGHkM C.. H., July II, 1897.
On the 2Sth day OF June, 1887, il
the town Of Farmvile, railroad com
panv was organized to be known as The
| farmyille and Charlottesville Railroad
Company, and to day (July llth) there
was large and enthusiastic meeting Of
tie citizens Of this county, which was
addressed in telling language by the
following gentlemen: Captain Camn
Patteson, Hon. i. W. Hubbard, Mr.. A.
J. Rondurant, and others. The follow
ing resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Hcsolrcd, /. That this meeting oil
citizens heartily endorse the Farmvillc
and Charlottesville railroad and pledge
ourselves to vote for subscription TO ITS
stock and do all in our power to further
the enterprise.
Rcs0lrCd, .. That the chairman OF
this meeting appoint committee OF
seventeen for Buckingham and also a
committee of seven to visit Farmvllle
and Prince Edward county and urge
subscription TO the stock OF said road.
Under the FIRST resolution the chair
man appointed a committee consisting
Of MessIs. +. W. HUBBARD, Caesar Per
kins, George W. Patteson, DIR. I. l..
Bondurant, J. W. Word, a. G. Garnet,
a. r. Moselcy, Oscar Morris, ID. NJ.
Bryant. Alexander G. Wood, W. /.
johnson, NJ. ". Davis, Nathan I.
Payne, Alexander Carter, j. J.. VIII
liams. Jerry Woodson, and Daniel
Sharpe; and under the second resOlu-
ton the following committee was APP
pointed Captain Camm PattesOn, =.
A. Forbes, a. c. Garnett, Cesar Per-
kins, James A. Wright, a. j. BOndu-
rant. Samuel A. Spencer, Thomas +.
Perkins (chairman), and +. A. HUBBARD
(secretary).
The many friends of Mr.. William
Lancaster, Of Cumberland county,
were glad to see him out, as this was
the first time Ice had been in attendance
upon our County Court since he was so
dangerously wounded by the negro
prisoner at Cumberland Courthouse
more than n month ago. Colonel
Samuel L. Coleman was also out, look
ing as if he might be able to stand an
other long and tedious campaign this
fall
Since this little town went "dry "
there has been no drunkenness until
o.day, when there was an abundance
of cider flowing, and with it flowed the
over.ioyful spirits of those who are in
the habit of indulging too freely.
Referring again to the railroad ques-
ton, which is being agitated here now,
/ may mention a conversation l had
with Colonel II. II. HUBBARD, of your
city, in which he expressed his belief
that this county would vote the asked
for subscription and that there is no
doubt that the required capital will be
raised and the road built in a short
While. Colonel Hubard has been elect
Cd president Of the company.
Here was Democratic meeting
held to-day, and the following delegates
were sent TO the Roanoke convention ::
A. j. Fondurant, j. T. NcKenna, J. r..
Williams, I. c. Moon, John ). Hall,
NJ. G. Elcan, J. L. Oliver.
There will probably be a re6rganiza-
ton of tie Democratic party Of this
county on the second Monday iii Au-
gust.
We had sad death in the ncighbor
hood of Sharon Church last Friday.
Ms. Arthur Smith, WHO is said to
have shown symptoms Of insanity for
several weeks past, from which her
friends hoped that she was recovering,
was missed from the house on Friday,
ard after searching she was found in
tie well drowned. She was buried on
Saturday evening. Her husband and
many friends have the sympathy Of
tie community. II.